Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-30
m;'.!kt Gtst 25!rsss,
CIrY AND VICINITY.

The foundation wall for The Y. VI, c. a
building has been begun on the west side,
nd is making rapid progress.
The street railroad have added to their
rolling stock very handsome enclosed
car,much larger than those already in use.
The walls for the first story Of the How
ard relief building are nearly completed
and the construction is being rapidly
pushed.
The frame of the Champlain Yacht
clubs house is completed and the work Of
enclosing the structure is making good /
progress.
The new hose house in Ward three for
the Barnes hose company Is nearly com
pleted, and it is to be a ilue as well us con
venent structure.
Hunting black ducks is the iavorite |
pastime for local rimrods just at present, |
but other winged game is reported to be
unusually plenty.
a convention OF the Vermont Christian
Endeavor societies will be held in st. AL
bans some time in November, the date not
being definitely fixed as yet
Pearl street compares favorably as to
appearance with any other thoroughfare
in the city since the sidewalks and other
Improvements were completed.
The book stores report that the outlook
for fall trade has not been better for years,
September having been 50 far period of
large sales with promise of a still more
9c we business.
Flour dealers say that buckwheat -four
will be in the market in considerable
quantities in a few dtvs, when there will
probably be the usual boom in maple
: gar and syrup.
The steamer Vermont will not be wi H.
drawn from the lake until the second
week in October The season has been
an unusually good one and business still
continues in most satisfactory way
The Boxers have just had their new cart
vanished and gilded, and some of the
metal fixtures nickel plated, so that 1t pre-
sents as fine an appearance as when it first
cam out of the shop.
Work is being prosecuted on the new
breakwater at Gordon's Landing, the fill
ing being entirely of rock, which is OBJ
tanned from the ledge on the shore short
distance north of the landing
Capt. B. Sawyer has commenced strip
ping the steamer Reindeer, preparatory
20 laying her up for the winter. During
the season beginning June $, this steamer
has had about 10 excursions, carrying
nearly $1,000 passengers,
In the base ball game at st. Johusbury
Wednesday afternoon, between the Dart
mouths aud Academies, which resulted in
defeat OF the home nine by score of ~
20 :, Mac1mber of the university covered
third base for the st. Johnsbury nine.
The latest craze among church societies
is the "Washerwoman's Drill" 1t is an
entertainment conducted on plan some
what similar to the "Dairymald's Drill"
and strange to say it is given entirely by
young ladies' among whom it is very pop
ular
There is said 10 be only one wood burn
ing locomotive running on the Rutland
division of the Central road. the wood
sheds between Burlington and Rutland
are empty and contracts for the wood sup
ply are rapidly becoming thing of the
past.
Four nimrols of considerable local fame
are busily engaged in explaining 10 their
companions how it was that they tramped
through two or three adjoining towns for
several days and returned with "A diminu-
tive chipmunk as the sole evidence of
their skill as marksmen.
Mr.. S. Huntington has decided to eX-
tend the basement of his new block under
the sidewalk on College street, for the
purpose of securing additional storeroom
The excavation has been begun and the
street department are using the earth eX
cd IN,
The Swanton Courier says 1.-The Yer
mont and Boston telegraph line was ex
tended through Swanton along the rail
road in 1851, and October of that year
was the first entry of the telegraph to tins
place. H. n. Drury who became so wide
ly known of recent years in telegraph cir
cles as the manager of the Burlington of
fees was an operator here in 1851"
A very dangerous counterfeit five dol
lar note is in circulation. 1t is on tn,
Hampden National bank of Westteld
Mass The bill is such good imitation
that at several of the banks where il wa
shown the experts said they would hay,
received the bill without suspicion had i
been offered without attention being in
Vted to it.
niversarY Of the United Brethren Lodg
No. 81 i. and A. NJ. at Hartford Vt, 70
Wednesday afternoon and evening, Octo
Der 10 NJ. W. Alfred A. Hail. Crane
master, of st. Adams, will deliver the adj
dress which will be followed by ban
quet at Pease's hotel with w. II. S, Whit
comb of this city as POSTMASTER.
1t is understood that Brattleboro peopl
have offered extraordinary inducement
for the State fair to be held there in tn
hear future, bat Judging from the in
creasing merits and success of the fair il
its present quarters it is doubtful If tn
location will be changed for many year
if indeed it ever is. In this connection j
is interesting to note that the manager
of the New York State fair are seeking l.
knock the wheels from under it and civ
it a permanent location.